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[galleryofmodernart]

Traveling through New Orleans on a cross-country road trip in 1955, the Swiss-born photographer Robert Frank snapped a picture of a passing streetcar. The result, Trolley—New Orleans, is a searing image of everyday racism.

The streetcar’s riders, framed by the vehicle’s windows, are divided by race: white passengers sit in front, Black passengers in back, as mandated by Louisiana law under Jim Crow.

When Trolley—New Orleans appeared on the cover of Frank’s landmark photobook 'The Americans' in 1959, New Orleans’s streetcars had been desegregated for more than a year, but the civil rights struggles of the 1960s still lay ahead.

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Robert Frank. Trolley—New Orleans. 1955. Gelatin silver print. © Andrea Frank Foundation, from The Americans 

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[lakeeren]

Wonderful to welcome Lucy Gallun from The MoMA @ Given Time : The Gift and It’s Offerings. She is only person till date who has seen both versions of the exhibition in Mumbai and in New York. Great to see you after such a long time. Thanks for visiting. The next photo is with Gallerist Projjal Dutta of Aicon Contemporary. The exhibition concludes August 14th, 2021. @lucylubird @themuseumofmodernart @projjaldutta @aiconcontemporary @arshiyalokhandwala https://www.instagram.com/p/CSfjqfvrIbN/?utm_medium=tumblr